Batman 66 Mondo Poster by Martin Ansin

A great poster by Martin Ansin that celebrates the 60s pop-art sensation of the Batman 1966 TV show.

For decades afterward, this show was reviled for the feeling it left with muggles that comics were all "Bam! Biff! Pow" silliness.  Now that comic book movies are big box office and adults read graphic novels, all is forgiven, and we can appreciate the show for the goofy entertainment value it delivered.

I don't think I would have become as big a comic book fan without this show.  It spurred me on to buying Batman comic books in drugstores; from there I discovered Superman comics; and from there to the Justice League / Flash / Green Lantern.  And then when I got a bit older, over to Marvel Comics.  An addiction was born.  Nuff Said!

Martin Ansin Man of Steel Poster

This weekend, Mondo will be selling a limited run of this poster by Martin Ansin for the Man of Steel movie!

If you look carefully, Superman's pose is the same as the 1939 cover to Superman #1.  Mondo's website has all the details for this Man of Steel release.  It goes on sale this Friday at midnight through the weekend.

I almost thought this poster was by Alex Ross.  Ansin's previous work on Planet of the Apes and the Flash has knocked me out.  Nuff Said!

Update:  Jason let me know that Ansin's Superman figure is a complete swipe from Alex Ross Superman painting from a number of years ago.  I knew that looked way too much like something I had seen before!  For an animated gif showing the overlay, see this page.

Planet of the Apes: New posters by Martin Ansin and others

Back in 2010, I reveled in artist Martin Ansin's trippy portrayal of The Flash.  This week, SlashFilm brought to my attention this poster to make any film fan go Ape!

Ansin's poster for the very first 1968 Planet of the Apes film was done for a marathon at the Alama Drafthouse.  Now this will be going on sale today as part of a set of posters, then later it will be sold individually.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes by Phantom City Creative.  I love this film the most out of the entire series, even though I think the first one was the best written and directed.  The poster captures all the key elements: Caesar, Lisa, the Gorilla rebels, and the climactic scene at the end with Breck.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes by Rich Kelly.  This artist chose the perfect scene to illustrate, the moment the Apes remove their helmets and reveal to the world that they are not human!

The prints will be sold as a set on Thursday, January 26th for $230. Any remaining individual prints will go on sale on Friday, January 27th.  Follow @MondoNews for on sale announcements.  Nuff Said!

Flash Facts: Martin Ansin Trippy Painting of the Scarlet Speedster

A couple of days ago, I discovered artist Martin Ansin after I read this PopWatch article about his rendition of the Scott Pilgrim movie poster.



Doing a quick search for Ansin's other work, I discovered this trippy, ultra-cool image of The Flash.  My interpretation: it's the Wally West Flash in a between the panels moment from Flash volume 2 #100, where he enters the Speed Force for the first time.  Nuff Said!

Link:  Martin Ansin, Illustrator